New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
KINGFISH BEATEN BY A FOUL
THE DIVER BROTHERS HEAVY LOSERS.
"sURE THING" SPOILED BY wILLIAMs's FOUL
RIDING-MR BELMoNTs LUCK.

"sURE THING" SPOILED BY wILLIAMss FOUL
RIDING-MR BELMoNTs LUCK
Captain Sam Brown, OF Pittsburg, is reported %
having said that Troubadour could have beaten The
Bard on Thursday, II he had been giviI him ten
pounda Now undoubtedly Captain Brown knows all
about steel blooms and bets pig iron and red ash coal
but II he really guilty of uttering any such insurer
able stuff that, he ought to put paddock on his
mouth for the Of his life when cling subjects are
mentioned Does Captain Brown know enough about
the turf to know that The Bard giving nve
pounds and setting the pace all the way-n itself Dig
handicapran Of the best run In America
a track that did not suit him II Troubadour had
been giving The Bard pounds that day he would have
had to carry, by the regular weight schedule, l36
pounds to The Bards 123 The Bard had to carry ve
pounds extra for winning the Coney Island Cup Now
what would have been the result Of between the
two horses at those weights or at any weights IL
Troubadour carried ten pounds more than schedule
weight and The Bard had penalty The stout little
son Of Longfellow would have strobe comfortably In
alone while down at the furcng post, leaning against
the pole to catch his breath would have been the big
bay Of Lisbon, with painting lungs heaving TANKS,
and trembling limbs, unable to go q foot further.
Perched the tips Of his would have been broad
faced jockey, down whose thick cheeks would have
poured floods OF muddy and PROSTATE In the Dust
Of the quarter stretch would have rolled big fat Pitts
burg millionaire groaning in anguish OF SOUL Alas my
Troubadourw
Captain Brown is also reported saying that ne
wanted to beat VOante In the Champion Stakes Win
Troubadour and then no wond be satisfied But his big
beaten The Bard yet at even terms nj
mile and half The Bard outran Troubadour at Sleeps
head Bay far more easily Troubadour outran him
at Monmouth in either III the two mect at "A mile
and half at Sheepshead Bay in September. on track
that suits BOTH and Troubaour beats The Bard at rcgu
lar weights with penalty either, then and not
until then will 1t be time for Captain Brown to crow
August Belmont is the luckest man on the turf this
year. He profits more by nukes " and scratches
than any other owner. The Dwyer Brothers believed
their colt KignHsh absolutely to win the Atlantic
Stakes yesterday and they backed him most lavishly
The speed that he showed in the proved that he
would have beyond peradventurc, II he had not
been foucd and almost thrown down by Now Never,
ridden by Williams This happened after quarter mile
had been run. The foul seemed TO be Intentional
williams is a reckless little fellow and apparently he
pulled Now or Never into Kngfsh for the express pur-
pose Of running chances OF the Dwyer colt Knghsh
was thrown on his knees. McLaughlins skill and
strength saved him from a complete fall. When no re-
gained his stride Knghsh wonderfully fast and was
up with the leaders in the homestretch. But the effort
was great and he foil back In the last hundred yards
failing TO get place. Prince Royal came In first, Now
OF Never second and Mr. Haggn's Mirabeau third
Laughn promptly made complaint against Williams
The Judges heard Mclaughlin. Williams and GARRISON
who Kinghsh at tho time OF the foul and dis
qualified Now Never giving second place to Mrabeau
Williams suspended until the executive committee
could investigate the matter further.
The whole business had an extremely ugly look. The
public followed tho lead of tho Dryers In backing King
and the fouling put great many thou sand dollars
In the pockets OF the bookmakers Even II Williams did
not mean to do It, plan oud be to rule him of
the turf as a sadly needed warning reckes: riders
Such action would be not only popular but just
Though saxony was backed by his owner in the first
Ia. l...e 4. ..lt
pounds proved too much for him. He got the lead on
the backstretch but could not keep IT, AMI the finish
was Bess and stonehuck the getting the
race by head, result due bad Judgment In waiting
too long and too far back with stonebuck.
Only Kingdom appeared against Hanover In the Stock
ton Stakes and OF Hanover took the prize in
canter under a double pull. Tho price paid by the
Dryers FOR Kingston 500, not Mt all high. but
Mr.. Cushman, Kingston's owner dishcartened by
the hopeless prospect OF running the OF SpeDdthrt
against the supreme Hanover. 80 the Dryers have
double mortgage all the threeyearold stakes and
the of other colts in the wreched position OF
holders OF common stock a railroad which is enjoying
the benefits OF a Wall Street reorganization.
Quito proved the Ugh hopes OF his and his
friends for the Suburban Handicap not ifounded
by his excellent form In the fourth lie led easily
all the way with Is pounds up and finished with much
4 reserve Richmond would have go, second place but
the stupidity OF his jockey Charleston. who pulled
him back cleai into the next county, and could not make
up the enormously excessive quantity OF lost ground
Himalaya was a srcng second lie has improved vastly
since Mr.. Galway sold him
In the weller weight handicap Wiltred at to won
with wonderful ease. The favorltcs Phil Lee and Hous
atomic suked and would not try.
Lottery by far the best horse In the selling
at the weights but Davis rolled all over saddle
finish and lost the race by his bung TO Lancaster
ridden by Garrison.
Major Pickett was srong favortc in the stceplechase
and was ridden by Patrick Meany, but he beaten
ceyerly BY jim McGowan at the finish, the weight prov
ing TOO much for the Major.
The heat enough 10 melt the marrow In ones
bones Everywhere the air was boiling like witches
broth The great crowd sweltered and suffered and lost
money. The boosnakers put their hands into the peck
cts OF the unfortunate public clean TO the bottom and
left nothing Tens and twentes OF thousands OF dollars
were lost saxony Kingiisb, Richmond and Phil Lee,
but Kingsh losses hardest To bear aud caused
sent 10 Sae prison Tor me- II his rate could
have decided by popular vote after lie fouied
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outraseousy bad yet caused the grand
and 10 send OF Kisses Britannia sent away
Bens second SaHony ana stonebuck last AZ tho
Stone hurried The iavore SO that he quickly overaulod
the leaders. $500
britannia by neck at the quarter AT the half Saxony
displaced HIM and led around the lower turn. Up 10
point stonebuck last under an pull but nearing
early his told him heavily that the
quarters ehoctua disposed Of Bess ardey
sonebuck passing HIM they entered the stretch Then
began good Bess and Stonebuck The
aud outfoocd him. Sinning ceverly
neck stonebuck second two lengths before Gadcy iri
evident that saxony not himself Britannia
An excellent for thrcc'quarers OF mile.